Radiocabinet



Feb. 11, 1930. Q Dl TUSKA RADIOCABINET Srglnal Filed' Aug. '7I 1924 /4 a /J 4 /4 ,J 4 9 .f-/

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I I l i' INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 11, 1930 .UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CLARENCE D. TUSKA, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOE, '.BY HESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, T0 RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE RADIOCABINET Application lied August 7, 1924, Serial No. 730,718. Renewed February 13, 1929.

This invention relates to radio cabinets of the type wherein the radio receiving set, together with a loud speaker horn and receiver are housed in a single cabinet unit.

One object of the present invention is to provide a radio cabinet wherein the receiving set and the horn and receiver are neatly and compactly arranged in a single compartment so that a minimum amount of space is 1o required.

Another object is to construct a radio cabinet of the above type so that the radio set is freely accessible with the least amount of difficulty and inconvenience.

A further object is to provide a radio cabinet of neat and attractive proportions due to the arrangement and construction of the various elements contained therein.

In the accompanying drawings and the following description a preferred embodiment is illustrated and described from which the invention will be readily understood.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a front view of my improved cabinet,

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same showing by dotted lines the arrangement of the different parts housed therein, and

Fig. 3 is a side view similar to Fig. 2 but with the cover in raised position.

Referring to the drawings, 1, represents the lower part or stand of the cabinet and 2 is the upper part or housing compartment proper. In the present embodiment, I have shown the stand 1 and compartment 2 constructedv as a single unit but it will readily be understood that these parts may be constructed separately with the compartment 2 being removably supported upon the stand l or other similar support. The stand 1 is preferably constructed with a compartment therein having doors 6 hinged at either side to provide a convenient closed storage space for batteries 7 as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2.

The front wall of the housing compartment 2 consists of two sections 8 and 10. The upper section 8 is preferably constructed of any attractively designed open scroll work at the rear of which is a screen 9 of silk or other similar material which will allow sound waves to pass freely therethrough.

The lower section 10 consists of the front panel of the radio receiving set 3 housed within the compartment 2; the radio set 3 being preferably constructed so that it is removably secured in the compartment 2.

The rear wall of the compartment 2 is also divided into two sections 11 and 12. The lower section 12 is a xed part of the compartment 2 while the upper section 11 is secured to the lower section 12 by means of hinges 13 which are provided with sto s to limit the rearward hinged movement o this upper section 11. A top cover 14 is fixedly secured to the top edge of the upper section 11 which by means of the hinged section 11 provides a rearwardly opened top cover for the cabinet.

A loud speaker horn 4 and reproducer unit 5 are secured to the inside of the hinged portion of the compartment preferablv by means of a strap or clamp 16 passing around the reduced or throat portion of the horn and fixed to the upper hinged portion 11 of the rear wall. Resilient lugs or bumpers 15 are preferably interposed between the different portions of the horn and the hinged portion of the compartment in order to space the horn slightly from the hinged portion and prevent these portions of the horn from vibrating thereagainst. The `mouth portion of the horn is thereby held closely adjacent the top cover 14 while the reduced or throat portion is adjacent the upper hinged portion. The horn 4 is of such a shape that the periphery of its flaring mouth is closely ad- ]acent to and registers approximately with upper portion 8 of the front wall when the cover is in closed portion as shown in Fig. 2. The reproducer unit 5 of the horn is connccted to the radio set 3 by a flexible electrical connection 17 to allow for the opening movement of the cover as clearly shown in Ihe cabinet is preferably provided with a folding front cover 18 whlch is hingedly secured to the lower front edge of the compartment 2; this front cover being provided with hangers 19 to support the same in a horizontal position as shown in Fig. 2, whereby it serves as a shelf or desk surface for the operator of the radio set and may be closed up when the cabinet is not in use.

In the use of a radio cabinet of this charaeter for housing a radio set it is preferable to have the sound issue from the upper part of the cabinet and this necessitates mounting the loud speaker horn above the set. Heretofore such a mounting for the horn has been objectionable by reason of the fact that it renders the parts of the set, such as tubes, connections, etc., inaccessible from the top of the cabinet. But by mounting the horn as herein shown upon the cover of the cabinetit-may be swung out of the way for giving convenient access to the set at all times. Furthermore, by the novel arrangement of the horn and receiving set in the cabinet a minimum amount of space is required thereby reducing the dimensions of the cabinet and allowing an attractive and Well balanced unit cabinet to be designed.

I claim:

1. A radio receiving cabinet comprising a compartment, a swinging door closing one side of the compartment, a radio operating panel positioned immediately back 'of the door and rising for a portion only of the height of the compartment, a sound-transmitting grille positioned back of the door above the panel, an L-shaped cover hinged at the back of the compartment at a oint substantially opposite the junction of) the grille and panel, an amplifying horn attached to the L-shaped cover and positioned thereupon so that when the cover is closed the opening of the horn is immediately back of the ille, a radio receiving set located back of the panel and exposed by the swinging upwardly of the L-shaped cover, and a flexible operating connection between the receivin set and the horn whereby audible operatlon of the set may be continued when the set is exposed by the lifting of the cover.

2. In a radio receivin cabinet provided with a compartment and including a pivotable door closing one side of the compartment, said side including a radio operatin panel positioned behind the door, and a gri e positioned behind the door above the panel, in combination, a cover hin ed at the back of the compartment, an ampli ying horn attached to the cover and ositioned thereupon so that when the cover 1s closed the opening of the horn is behind the grille, a radio recelving set positioned behind the panel and adapted to be exposed when the cover is swung upwardly, and an operatin connection between the set and horn where y audible operation of the set may be continued when the cover is lifted.

3. In a radio receivin cabinet provided with a compartment and including a pivotable door hinged to one side of the compartment, said side including a radio operating panel positioned behind the door, and a grille positioned behind the door above the panel, in combination, a cover hinged at the side of the compartment opposite the pivotable door, an amplifying device attached to the cover and so positioned relative thereto that when the cover is closed the device is adjacent the grille, a radio receiving set positioned behind the panel and adapted to be exposed when the cover is swun upwardly, and a flexible operating connect-ion between the set and amplifving device whereby audible operation of the set may be continued when the cover is lifted.

4. In a radio receiving cabinet provided with a compartment having an o en side, means covering said open side, an a grille positioned above said radio receiving set and forming a portion of said side, the combination therewith of means pivotally mounted on said cabinet, sound amplifying means operatively connected to said radio receiving set and secured to said pivotally mounted means, said pivotally mounted means and amplifying means having closed and open positions such that when in closed position,

said amplifying means is positioned adjacent said grille whereby sound may ass from said amplifying means through said grille, and when in o en position, sound may pass from said amplifying means directly .into the atmosphere.

5. In a radio receivin cabinet, in combination, a radio panel an a ille positioned above said panel forming a slde of said cabinet, means pivotally mounted on said cabinet having a closed position and adapted when in closed position to overlie said grille, sound amplifying means secured to said pivotally mounted means and adapted to transmit sound through said grille when said 'pivotally mounted means is in closed position, said amplifyin means being also adapted to transmit soundr directly to the atmosphere when said pivotall mounted means is in an position other t an its closed position.

n testimony whereof I have aiiixed my signature.

CLARENCE D. TUSKAJ 

